Evidence for nitrogen saturation in the San Bernardino Mountains in southern California

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 82, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 211-230

  Fenn, Mark E ^a   Poth, Mark A ^a   Johnson, Dale W ^b  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Nitrate accumulation; Nitrogen trace gases; Nutrient ratio

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN DEPOSITION; NITROGEN SATURATION;

USA, CALIFORNIA, SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS; USA, CALIFORNIA, SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS;

EID: 0030429712     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1127(95)03668-7     Document Type: Article

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